It was the best of times, it was the worst of times... Is what we can say about Odubel Herrera’s career to date. The Phillies’ sometimes-scatterbrained outfielder can be one of the most dominant players in the sport for a stretch and then suddenly transform into a total train wreck.
On his best stretches he’ll put up numbers that match Phillies hopefuls Bryce Harper and Manny Machado (maybe without as much consistent power); on his worst days he couldn’t chauffeur those guys to the park. Why? What happens that changes a guy from an all-star to a fourth outfielder in the span of a week?